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Forest Hill gears up for a full calendar yearKanata home engaged in implementing RAI-MDS, preparation for accreditationJanuary 28, 2010Forest Hill is gearing up for an extremely busy year as the Kanata home continues to work in the new Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS 2.0), prepares for accreditation in 2011 and focuses on safety as an ongoing priority. The compliance transformation project in effect throughout the province is expected to have a significant impact on the home as well. Read full story >> |
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Country Terrace residents and staff celebrate Burns DayEating haggis brings back fond memories for one residentJanuary 28, 2010Residents and staff members at Country Terrace celebrated Robbie Burns Day Jan. 25 with an afternoon of music, dancing, poetry and, of course, haggis. Read full story >> |
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'Staff vigilance,' enhanced measures, heading up home's falls-prevention programRosebridge Manor working vigorously to reduce fallsJanuary 27, 2010Nancy Unsworth, the director of care of care at Rosebridge Manor, says "staff vigilance," coupled with enhanced physiotherapy programs and closely scrutinizing medications are some of the highlights of the Jasper long-term care home's falls-prevention program this year. Read full story >> |
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Palliative-care survey a step forward towards completionSurvey name, components of cover letter discussed at recent meetingJanuary 27, 2010PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - A palliative-care survey being worked on my members of the Four Counties Long-Term Care Palliative Network has moved a step further towards completion, with the group adopting a survey name and an outline of components to be included in the document. Read full story >> |
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Country Terrace showing the home has 'heart'Home raising money for relief in HaitiJanuary 26, 2010Residents and staff members at Country Terrace have been busy since Jan. 20 raising money for disaster relief in Haiti in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake that has devastated the Caribbean nation. Read full story >> |
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Self-care plans can help people avoid compassion fatigue, says expertInitiating self-care plans at work can be effective, says David KennedyJanuary 26, 2010PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Creating a self-care plan to ensure personal needs are being met can be an effective way for caregivers working in long-term care to avoid compassion fatigue, while helping them provide the best possible care to residents, says David Kennedy, the bereavement co-ordinator at Hospice Peterborough. Read full story >> |
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Caregivers incorporating exercises into personal careKeeping residents mobile reducing injuriesJanuary 25, 2010Personal support workers (PSWs) at Village Green have been incorporating exercises into residents' personal care, in an effort to increase mobility and reduce the risk of falls. Read full story >> |
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West Lake residents and staff enjoy lunch with community partnerLEC commends home's friendship with local restaurantJanuary 25, 2010Residents and staff members at West Lake Terrace paid a visit to a nearby restaurant Jan. 21, as part of a community partnership. Read full story >> |
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Exercise, family and staff encouragement, helps resident regain mobilityDaughter-in-law says she's amazed by Marjorie Jewell's recoveryJanuary 22, 2010An exercise program, coupled with encouragement and support from her family and staff members at Frost Manor, helped Marjorie Jewell regain her mobility five months after breaking an arm and leg. Read full story >> |
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'Care for yourself while you care for others'Bereavement expert tells caregivers to always pay attention to their own needsJanuary 22, 2010PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Caregivers working with people who have reached the end-of-life stage often have a "natural impulse" to put others' needs ahead of their own, but to effectively provide support to others this equation must be reversed, says David Kennedy, the bereavement co-ordinator at Hospice Peterborough. Read full story >> |
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